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Bassetlaw District Council
Business e-Newsletter
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Social Value opportunity - Festival of Science and Curiosity
 Following the great success of last year’s events, we are pleased to announce that Bassetlaw District Council is again sponsoring 2025’s Nottinghamshire Festival of Science & Curiosity.
The programme and activities are taking place from Monday 17 February to Friday 21 February. Events will take place in Bassetlaw Museum, The Bridge Skills Hub and Inspire Libraries and so far, are supported by: the University of Sheffield: Maker Futures - pop-up makerspace, Nottingham Trent University inflatable planetarium, and the UK Atomic Energy Authority scheduling two Star Maker Screenings.
We are reaching out to our business and community stakeholder partners to offer the opportunity to get involved. This may be offering a social value interactive fun activity alongside the current programme, or simply supporting in other ways.
The festival is free and is aimed at families and children aged from 4 to 14 years old (younger and older can attend) to promote interest in STEM related subjects, career pathways and to support continued interest in future skills growth sectors.
Previous years’ events have been very well attended with stakeholders offering a fabulous array of interactive activities. If you would like more information or would like to get involved in providing an engaging activity, then please get in touch via employmentandskills@bassetlaw.gov.uk
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Laneham Conservation
Corinna Reeves set up Laneham Conservation in September 2020 after lockdown and when she had completed a master’s degree in Object Conservation at the University of Lincoln.
Find out what challenges Laneham Conservation has faced and how the Bassetlaw Accelerator programme has helped them - Accelerator Case Studies - D2N2 Growth Hub
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Mud Mate
Mud Mate is based in West Stockwith, Bassetlaw and was established in 2018. Owners, Nolan and Louise Freebury began their entrepreneurial journey by providing contract laser engraving and sandblasting services, as well as their own range of engraved giftware.
Read more about their challenges, and how the Bassetlaw Accelerator Programme helped their business - Accelerator Case Studies - D2N2 Growth Hub
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 Nottinghamshire Start Up Bootcamp
This programme is available to individuals residing in Nottinghamshire (excluding Nottingham City)
The two day programme of workshops led by experienced business trainers will teach you the nuts and bolts of starting and running a successful business.
Over the course of the programme, you will cover:
- Knowledge, skills, and characteristics needed by successful business owners
- Sole trader, limited company, partnership - which is best for you?
- Your legal responsibilities as a business owner
- Marketing your business
- Understanding tax, National Insurance and VAT
- Record keeping and business banking
- Start up and running costs
- Planning your personal suvival budget
- How to price your product or service
- Importance of cash flow forecasting in any business
The next bootcamps starting in 2025 are:
- 30 and 31 January, 9.30am – 3.30pm, Online
- 20 and 21 February, 9.30am – 3.30pm, Online
To secure your spot, book your places now - Nottinghamshire Start Up Bootcamp - D2N2 Growth Hub
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Inspire Adult Learning
Free IT, digital and work skills courses, tailored for businesses in Bassetlaw
FREE* IT, Digital and Work Skills Courses. Tailored for businesses in Bassetlaw.
If you are a local business in Bassetlaw, and you would like to boost the productivity and skills of your workforce, Inspire Adult Learning can help!
Providing courses tailored to the needs of your business and employees, including digital skills, artificial intelligence, leadership and management, project management, workforce development, maths, English, ESOL, IT and many more.
Contact Inspire today, for a no-obligation conversation about how they can help you.
Find out more at FREE Courses for Work and Employment in Bassetlaw | Inspire - Culture, Learning, Libraries, calling 01623 677 200 or emailing bassetlaw@inspireculture.org.uk
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 Overview
Skills Bootcamps are an initiative funded by the Department for Education to provide free, flexible training across a variety of industries. The goal is to help fill skills and personnel gaps in industries that have had problems with these historically. The Skills Bootcamps involve local employers in aspects such as course codesign, site visits, and guest speakers to make sure that they’re kept relevant to local industry needs and are targeted at 19+ year olds that are unemployed, looking to retrain into engineering, or those looking to upskill within engineering.
EqualEngineers’ USP
One objective of the Skills Bootcamps is to increase the diversity of entering the Engineering Workforce. EqualEngineers is very strongly positioned here and has a demonstrable track record with this.
Cost
The programme is funded through the DfE, so there is no cost for employers to get involved, unless they want to send one of their current members of staff onto a Skills Bootcamp, in which case they are expected to pay a contribution to the cost.
Where are the Skills Bootcamps?
EqualEngineers will be delivering these Skills Bootcamps in Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire, with more locations possible to follow. Learners need to be resident in one of these areas to be eligible.
The Worksop element will be run from The Bridge Skills Hub, Worksop and start on 20 January 2025.
How can I get involved as a local engineering company?
We are looking for local employers to get involved in several different ways that have no associated financial input:
- Input in the co-design of the course to make it relevant for your company and your industry.
- Participate in site visits / placements for the learners, or as guest speakers as part of the Skills Bootcamps.
- Help us to achieve our target in having 100% of our learners who complete the Skills Bootcamp be guaranteed an interview at the end of the process (no commitment to hire the learner).
- Provide staff to help mentor the learners through the process one-on-one.
Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) are inviting businesses to the Let's Talk Degree Apprenticeships event during National Apprenticeship Week 2025. The event is for employers who are new to degree apprenticeships and would like to find out more about the opportunities they present, to upskill existing members of an organisation or as an option to consider when expanding your workforce.
Hear from the Employer Partnerships Team as well as regional employers who have successfully incorporated degree apprenticeship programmes into their business.
The team will be on hand to offer advice and guidance on:
- How to identify the right programme for your business
- Ways to attract the right learner (including our free recruitment support service)
- The onboarding process, course delivery and assessment
- The support provided to learners on our programmes
With a range of Degree Apprenticeship Programmes in areas such as:
- Accounting and Finance
- Architecture and Chartered Planning
- Construction and Chartered Surveying
- Digital and Technology Solutions
- Design and Creative
- Engineering
- Food and Drink
- Health and Social Care
- Leadership and Management
- Policing
- Supply Chain and Packaging
The full range of higher and degree apprenticeships can be viewed on the SHU website.
If you would like more information before signing up, please email business@shu.ac.uk or call 0114 225 5000.
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Formula. Free Marketing Advice
Borne Agency, based at Middletons Yard in Worksop, are offering free, simple, straight forward business and marketing advice to local businesses.
Save the date: 23 January 2025.
For more information, visit Borne Agency website.
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East Midlands Manufacturing Network
The Nottinghamshire Manufacturing Network will take place on Tuesday 14 January 2025, 7.30am – 10.30am at NTU University Centre, Vision West Nottinghamshire College, Mansfield, NG18 5BH.
Led by the East Midlands Chamber, this network brings together local manufacturers and promotes the sharing of business, engineering, and manufacturing knowledge, helping both businesses and the region to grow and develop.
Book now!
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